Spaulding wrote: “When a justice department attorney uses this statement [...]”
And: “The publishing of this document must mean that Obama’s Justice department is worried about the issue,”
Wrong branch of government. Jack Maskell doesn’t work for the Justice Department. That very first word — “Congressional” — that was a clue.
Yes, like the "Congressional Budget office" which is responsible for that work of fiction they call a budget every year. It seems that different Congressional offices have about the same competency level as well. (Meaning none.)
Jack Maskell has been on point to provide the beltway insiders cover since the early days. This is just his latest rendition of - “stay calm, all is well.” (apologies to Kevin Bacon and the crew from Animal House.)
http://bobmccarty.com/2010/11/25/understanding-the-jack-maskell-memorandum/
“That is why, after sitting silently in their chairs while the names of 365 Obama electors were read from the Speaker’s rostrum, not a single member of Congress rose to object… preferring instead to hide behind the legal skirts of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and their Legislative Attorney, Jack Maskell.”
“Maskell’s recently-discovered memorandum, dated April 3, 2009 and distributed to all members of Congress, contains the following words:”
Of course you are correct Blade. I was in too much of a hurry. Sadly, it hardly matters. The lines between branches are disappearing. Czars operate independently of the Congress and report only to the executive. Justice reports to the Executive. Solicitors general get moved to the Supreme Court to continue their work supporting the Revolution - “Change.” The CIA director is moved to defense. Jack Maskill was the author of the two previous propaganda papers, ignoring not just precedent, but also, like Obama’s Con Law Professor, avoiding our most famous Supreme Court Justice, John Marshall, who made the common law so crystalline in 1814. Maskill too works for the regime, no longer a separate branch, as an unelected soldier in the propaganda apparatus.
Interesting too that it was Maskill, working for the legislature, who wrote the two earlier papers hidden from public scrutiny, informing Congress on how to deal with eligibility questions. He never acknowledged the Minor v. Happersett citation near the beginning of Wong Kim Ark, Maskill’s presumed authority. He is a paid henchman. It was Congress's charter to confirm eligibility, as they didn't ever do for McCain, though they tried. This blurring of responsibilities clearly reflects the descent into autocracy and dictatorship. If Congress or the courts are an obstacle, ignore them. Shortly, separate branches will be purely a ceremonial legacy. The majority who want nothing of Obamacare, or cap-and-trade, or our support for the Muslim Brotherhood's domination of the Middle East, have no representation worth the name.